Students stand near giant banners showing Sachin Tendulkar, right, and India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, which were put up on a wall of their school in Ahmadabad. The start of the Test match – 14 November – is also the birth anniversary of Nehru, which is celebrated as Children's Day in the country

So the first day of the Test comes around and it's no surprise to see a huge queue of cricket fans snaking around Tendulkar's hometown stadium for which tickets could have been sold 10 times over and still not satisfied demand